TY  - GEN
AU  - Sommerstein,Alan H.
AU  - Torrance,Isabelle C.
TI  - Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece
SN  - 9783110227369
PY  - 2014///0601
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Ancient Greece
KW  - bicssc
KW  - History
KW  - Odysseus
KW  - Perjury
KW  - Zeus
N1  - Open Access
N2  - The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This volume of a two-volume study explores the nature of oaths as Greeks perceived it, the ways in which they were used (and sometimes abused) in Greek life and literature, and their inherent binding power
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30134/1/649966.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30134/1/649966.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37504
ER  -